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Ch. 7 Review for Test
Government & A More Perfect Union
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History
8th Grade
01/16/2008

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Term
List some of the limitations of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
Definition

No executive branch

No levying of taxes

No regulation of trade

No national court

Term

What are the rights that all men posses as determined by the Declaration of Independence?

Definition
Life, Liberty and pursuit of happiness
Term

According to the Declaration of Independence, what does "consent of the governed" mean in the U.S. system of government?

Definition
The government receives its authority to act from the people.
Term
What made New Orleans a significant port to people living in the Ohio Valley?
Definition
New Orleans was an important trade center near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Term
Under the terms of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, new states admitted to the Union were ... what?
Definition
considered equal to existing states.
Term
Which of the following statements best explains the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Definition
It created a process for the U.S. territories to become states.
Term
What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the west?
Definition
Northwest Ordinance
Term
What was America's first constitution?
Definition
Articles of Confederation
Term

What was the original purpose to meet in philadelphia in 1787?

Definition
The original purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Term

Popular Sovereignty

Definition

This is the belief that the people hold the final authority in government.

 

(U.S. Constitution states.."We the people..")

Term

The new government plan written in 1787 supported by James Madison and other Federalists called for... what?

Definition
a stronger federal (national) (central) government
Term
In which year did the U.S. write the new U.S. Constitution?
Definition
1787
Term
The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was called... what?
Definition
The Federalist Papers
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The U.S. Constitution maintains a republican system of government through the...what? (republicanism)
Definition
election of representatives who make laws.
Term
The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution mainly to...what?
Definition
protect individual liberties.
Term

What idea did the Founding Fathers borrow from the Magna Carta signed by King John of England in 1215 and include in the Bill of Rights?

Definition
People accused of a crime have a right to a trial by a jury of their equals.
Term
Why was "Freedom of the Press" included in the Bill of Rights?
Definition
Because newspapers played an important role in spreading information and helping to unify the colonies.
Term

Give an example of exercising the right to free speech.

Definition
Protesting a Government policy.
Term
Anti-Federalists had many of their concerns about the U.S. Constitution satisfied through the approval of the ... what?
Definition
Bill of Rights
Term
Anti-Federalists agreed to ratify the U.S. Constitution on the condition that WHAT be added?
Definition
The Bill of Rights.
Term

Name three federalists who wrote the Federalist Papers.

Definition

Alexander Hamilton

John Jay

James Madison

Term
Republicanism (Republic)
Definition
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
Term
The president can check Congress through...what?
Definition
vetoing a bill/law
Term
How many states did Congress need to pass a law?
Definition
9 states
Term
What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?
Definition
checks and balances (separation of powers)
Term
How did the U.S. Constitution address the issue of how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives?
Definition
to count each slave as three-fifths of a person in the population for representation & taxation.
Term
The sharing or division of powers between the federal government and the states governments
Definition
Federalism (federal system)
Term
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a ... what?
Definition
republic (Republicanism)
Term
What was the movement during the 1700's that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society?
Definition
The Enlightenment
Term
The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and propertywas promoted by an Enlightenment philosopher named... what?
Definition
John Locke
Term
Articles of the Confederation was ... what?
Definition
America's first constitution
Term

Father of the Constitution

Definition
James Madison
Term
Popular Sovereignity means... what?
Definition
that people are the source of the governments power.  (people rule the government)
Term
What is a Federalist?
Definition
Supporters of the Constitution and a strong central national government.
Term
What is an anti-federalist?
Definition
People who opposed the Constitution
Term
Bill of Rights does.... what?
Definition

Protects individual rights / liberties (freedom)

(1st 10 amendments)

Term
Shay's Rebellion
Definition

a rebellion led by Daniel Shays and a group of farmers that proved the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of the Confederation because the Federal government could not stop the rebellion

Term
What does veto mean?
Definition
to reject a bill
Term
Who is George Mason?
Definition
proposed the idea of a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
Term
What is the Electoral College?
Definition
A special group of people selected to vote for the president (Presidential Electors).
Term
What is headed by the president who carries out the laws?
Definition
Executive Branch
Term

Name the city where the Constitution was written.

Definition
Philadelphia
Term
Interprets laws, Supreme Court
Definition
Judicial Branch
Term

Congress

Definition
Legislative Branch
Term
What does bicameral mean?
Definition
two house legislature
Term
Republicanism (Republic)
Definition
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
Term
Republicanism (Republic)
Definition
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
Term
Republicanism (Republic)
Definition
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
Term
Republicanism (Republic)
Definition
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
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